n.
Pronunciation: ' sä-kij, ' s ō -
Variant: also soc · cage \ ' sä- \
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from soc soke
Date: 14th century
: a tenure of land by agricultural service fixed in amount and kind or by payment of money rent only and not burdened with any military service
– so · cag · er \ -ki-j ə r \ noun